China virus

noun

Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Meanings

nounChina virus (countable and uncountable, plural China viruses)

plural China viruses

  1. colloquialcountablederogatoryneologismoffensivesometimesuncountableSynonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

    @RudyGiuliani […] has tested positive for the China Virus.

    2020 December 6, tweet by Donald Trump

    Synonyms: SARS-CoV-2

  2. colloquialcountablederogatoryoffensivesometimesuncountableSynonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19.

    A compound known as polyethylene glycol (PEG) that was added to the matrix structure surrounding the mRNA ingredients used in Pfizer and BioNTech’s China virus jab is believed to be triggering severe anaphylaxis, prompting authorities to issue warnings about its dangers.

    2021 February, Terence A. Smart, Covid-19 the LIES and the FRAUD, page 227

    Synonyms: coronavirus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Similar

nounSynonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19.

Origin

From China + virus, from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 中國病毒 /中国病毒
  • 中國病毒 /中国病毒Translations
German China-Virus, Chinavirus
  • China-VirusTranslations
  • ChinavirusTranslations
  • chinesischer VirusTranslations
  • chinesisches VirusTranslations
Japanese 武漢肺炎, 武漢ウイルス
  • 武漢肺炎 (Bukan haien)Translations
  • 武漢ウイルス (Bukan uirusu)Translations
Polish chiński wirus
  • chiński wirusTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

China virus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/China%20virus

MLA

“China virus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/China%20virus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “China virus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/China%20virus.

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